Buttercup family

Ranunculaceae · 72 species · Page 1 of 2

In Québec, the family Ranunculaceae (order Ranunculales) counts 72 species of plants. The stars? Threeleaf goldthread, Red baneberry and King of the meadow, the most often observed. The richest region: Capitale-Nationale, with 35 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Capitale-Nationale35
  2. Bas-Saint-Laurent34
  3. Montérégie34
  4. Montréal32
  5. Outaouais31
  6. Chaudière-Appalaches29
  7. Laurentides28
  8. Nord-du-Québec27
  9. Estrie26
  10. Côte-Nord26
  11. Lanaudière26
  12. Abitibi-Témiscamingue25
  13. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine25
  14. Laval25
  15. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean22
  16. Mauricie20
  17. Centre-du-Québec18
Threeleaf goldthread14,793 observations
Red baneberry3,970 observations
King of the meadow1,936 observations
Canada windflower1,689 observations
White baneberry1,537 observations
Yellow marsh marigold1,339 observations
Meadow buttercup1,245 observations
Devil's darning needles971 observations
Sharp-lobed liverleaf932 observations
Honeysuckle697 observations
Early meadow-rue633 observations
Littleleaf buttercup467 observations
Tall thimbleweed356 observations
Creeping buttercup345 observations
Seaside crowfoot345 observations
Blisterwort293 observations
European columbine245 observations
American hepatica231 observations
Smallflowered anemone187 observations
Threadleaf crowfoot154 observations
Pennsylvania buttercup153 observations
Cursed buttercup125 observations
Pygmy buttercup103 observations
Richardson's anemone96 observations
Snow buttercup76 observations
Wood Anemone74 observations
Arctic buttercup72 observations
Frontier meadow-rue69 observations
Fig buttercup56 observations
Yellow water buttercup52 observations
Alpine meadow-rue50 observations
Lesser yellow water buttercup50 observations
Creeping Spearwort48 observations
Pacific anemone41 observations
Candle anemone31 observations
Venus' chariot31 observations
Macoun's buttercup25 observations
Western blue virginsbower25 observations
Veiny meadow-rue17 observations
Yellow woodland anemone14 observations
fen crowfoot14 observations
Winter aconite11 observations
Lapland Buttercup9 observations
Eastern white water-crowfoot9 observations
Devil in the bush8 observations
Sweet autumn virginsbower6 observations
Greater creeping spearwort6 observations
Italian leather flower5 observations